Our good friends Dave and Siobhan from Australia are vacationing on Hilton Head for 2 weeks for their honeymoon. It has been so good to see them again. We had them over for a BBQ and to watch Aussie Rules Football that we recorded the night before. We have also shown them around to some of our favorite watering holes. We definitely are not looking forward to seeing them go.
Over the Memorial weekend we hung out with Dave and Siobhan on Saturday at Up The Creek and then at Burt and Lacey's house on Sunday. They have an awesome backyard with an extra huge fire pit as you can see. One of our friends had a bit of a problem when he locked his keys in the car. Us girls just sat back and laughed when all the men were standing around the car trying to figure out what to do. In the end, they got the keys out and we had a very relaxed evening. Happy Memorial Day to you all!

Stuart and I have been together for 4 beautiful years now. We both can not believe it has gone by so fast. I can't wait to see how our life together is going to turn out.

I was a lucky girl getting these flowers and being taken out for dinner at the Old Fort Pub in Hilton Head Plantation for our anniversary.

Dave And Bec's Wedding

Stuart and I went back to Anglesea, Australia in March for his younger brother Dave and Bec's wedding. It was so beautiful! I stayed over the night before the wedding with Bec and she was so excited to making a life with Dave. The wedding day Janice (Stuart's mother) and I got our hair done. They had a bus come and pick us up so no one had to worry about driving which was a very good thing by the end of the night. They had a awesome band play the reception. Peter(Stuart's dad) and I dance most of the night. I did drag Stuart out for one song with the help of the Bride. The next day Dave and Bec had a recover party before they were off for their honeymoon. Marriage is wonderful and may you have many years to enjoy it.

Holidays

Happy Holidays to All! I know it is a bit late but better late then never. Stuart and I had a quite holiday season on Hilton Head this year. We caught up with all our friends through out the season and just enjoyed the life. This Christmas Stuart and I both spoiled each other. He got a Playstation 3 with a few games and I got the diamond bracelet I have wanted for a long long time. New Year's was spent at our favorite little Irish bar with a few friends. 2010 looks to be an exciting year. We have booked our tickets for Australia! Stuart's brother is getting married and we wouldn't miss it. I can't wait to see our family and friends. In June, my Dad is having his 60th birthday at the Dells in Wisconsin which should be a lot of fun. Who knows what the rest of the year will bring but we are looking forward to it.

And if Theo is reading hello and I can't wait to see you!

Stuart's 30th Birthday

Stuart and I celebrated our 30th Birthday this year. We had a party with all our friends at Up the Creek Pub. It is an awesome little bar with the best food and friendly staff. I made the cupcakes from scratch with a chocolate gouache on top. The thirty's were made from white chocolate the night before and yes I broke many in the process of putting them on the cupcakes...lol Thank you to everyone who came out and celebrated with us on Stuart's big day.

View from the deck of the pub. Stuart and I are great. Doing the same ole same ole working and sleeping. Halloween was fun. I went as an Australian Rules Football player and Stuart was a toxic waste man. Wish I had photos. For more photos of the party you can go to my facebook www.facebook.com/sscalvert

Weekends

Our friends Wayne and Blanca invited us to their house for an authentic Mexican BBQ. First we enjoyed the pool and the beautiful weather that day. Then we hung out on the porch and enjoyed the wonderful smells of carne on the grill. It was some of the best meat I have ever eaten. He is kind of hard to see, but the alligator must have loved the smell as well because he hung out at the bottom on their porch for a long time. We relaxed, ate and learned a lot about Mexican music. Blanca is from a small town in Mexico and her father was the singer in a pretty famous Mexican band that toured around America. Sorry, I have forgotten the name. Anyway it was a fun night with homemade tortillas, carne(beef), arroz(rice) and homemade salsa. One of which was not for the faint of heart. Our weekends are filled with golf and football for the most part. Go Hawks still unbeaten! We went to a chili cook off on Saturday, October 10 and it was hotter then a billy goat in a pepper patch. It was around 85 with no cloud cover and combined with the spicy chili OH MY! We only lasted an hour but it was well worth it.

I have wanted to start baking my own bread for a while now. I actually started with a no yeast bread, which was ok, but this was my first attempt with yeast. I have to say it was nice and crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. I made sausage sandwiches out on the loaves. I am definitely going to continue to bake bread. Not sure what has inspired my making things from scratch but I make my own pasta as well. Wish I took pictures, but I have made ravioli and linguine. I really enjoy being in the kitchen creating yummy food even if it doesn't always come out right.

August

First off , Thank You to everyone who made my 30th Birthday awesome. Stuart got me the Twilight Series and took me out to eat. Yummy Surf and Turf one of my favorites. Then we walked along the Shelter Cove Harbour and listened to some live music. Though the cute pair of shoes I wore killed my feet, so we didn't stay very long.

Well August has come and gone so fast. Laura came to visit the weekend before my birthday. It was so good to hang out and catch up in person. And for anyone who doesn't know she will be heading off to South Korea in a month or so to teach English. Very cool! Stuart and I are very excited for her.

Laura and I spent a lot of time going to the beach. Saturday at the beach was kind of crazy. I got stung by a jelly fish in the first few moments of being in the water. Then a lighting storm came out of nowhere and we booked it out of there. If we couldn't be at the beach we decided to go to the Sea Shack to enjoy some seafood. I also took her to Pickney Island to see a lot of southern wildlife. Though, we didn't see very much and I didn't know you really need bikes to tour the Island. Oh well we had fun anyways. Life is good in our house and we are gearing up for the Fall season. Can't wait to be able to turn off the air conditioning.